Jiangbei female bandits

Chapter 14
On the cliff slope, when Xiao Liu saw Chen Nian, his limbs were already limp, and he was lying in her arms with tears streaming down his face, and he didn't even have the strength to get up.Chen Nian didn't care to talk to her too much, and while taking off his coat, he whispered to her: "You hide here first, and when we go down, you can sneak away."

"No! I'll stay and help you!" Xiao Liu sobbed, and quickly took off her dress.

"You can help me!" Chen Nian cursed in a low voice, and handed her the knife on his body, "Just don't make trouble for me. Listen, you hurry back to the village, as fast as you can! Don't Take the main road and climb over the mountains! If I succeed in a while, I will lead people to the 'Yianxiantian', and you tell the people in the village to go to the back to meet us!"

Xiao Liu nodded again and again, Chen Nian had already changed into her dress, and covered her head with a straw hat, imitating Xiao Liu's hair style, simply tied up her hair, and put down a lot of hair to cover most of her face, Only then came out from behind the bushes, imitating her voice and said timidly: "Master, it's done."

The "soldier" also stood up and responded vaguely.When Chen Nian arrived beside him, he followed her slowly down the slope.Chen Nian secretly took a look at Lu Xiao who had changed his clothes, and saw that he was very neatly dressed in military uniform and accessories, only the hat was pressed down a bit, and at a glance, he was not obviously different from the soldier just now.

The two didn't talk, they just descended down the cliff one after the other just like when they went uphill before.Although Chen Nian is slightly taller than Xiao Liu, but if you don't stand side by side for comparison, it's not easy to tell them apart.

Some soldiers were sleeping around the bonfire. Chen Nian half covered his face with his sleeves when he walked through the bright light of the fire, and walked quickly towards the girls in Qingfengzhai with a cowardly look.Lu Xiao, who followed unhurriedly, stopped by the bonfire, sat casually on the ground with the light behind him, pulled his hat down to cover most of his face, and began to doze off with the knife in his arms.Someone even made fun of him in a low voice, and seeing that he didn't respond, they stopped talking boredly.

All the girls in Qingfengzhai encountered a catastrophe today, and at the moment they are all terrified and confused, and many cowardly ones have been crying in a low voice, no one noticed that it was Xiaoliu who went out, and Chennian who came back.It wasn't until Chennian squatted down in the crowd that the long-faced girl next to her realized that there was a change of person around her.Before she could exclaim in surprise, Chen Nian had already touched her Ya acupuncture point, and whispered in her ear: "I'm here to save you, don't say anything."

The girl's name was Ling Que, and she was also the daughter of a leader in the village. She had a bit of courage, and she realized it after a while, and nodded heavily at Chen Nian.Only then did Chen Nian secretly unlock her acupoints, pretending to be scared and huddling with her, asking in a low voice, "Do you know who the heads of these officers and soldiers are? Where are they?"

Because of Chen Nian's status in the village, Ling Que calmed down a lot with her by his side, recalled it, and replied in a low voice: "It seems to be a man in armor, not tall, with a beard, I don't know where he is now. "

Chen Nian frowned slightly when she heard the words. There are about a thousand officers and soldiers here, but they didn't fly any banners. She looked on the cliff for a long time and couldn't see where the leader of the officers and soldiers was. But it is impossible to coerce these officers and soldiers.She was thinking hard about a solution, but seven or eight low-ranking officers walked over from a distance laughing and standing next to the girls in Qingfengzhai, looking at the goods and commenting.

They are all men in the army who have been abstinent for a long time, and there is a naked evil light in their eyes. The small principal who is in charge of guarding the girls is afraid that they will not be able to hold back for a while and drag them away, so he hurriedly stepped forward and persuaded: "Brothers, sir There is an order, and you are not allowed to touch them now. Let's bear it for now, don't make adults displeased, and don't make it difficult for brothers."

Someone laughed lewdly and said: "Don't worry, we are all sensible, we have to wait for the adults to pick it out before doing it. Let's just take a look at it now, after the eye addiction, I won't teach you how to do it, you And sleep in your sleep."

The officers beside him all responded with a smile, and boldly stepped forward to lift up the chin of one of the women, and said with a smile, "Let's pick one for your lord first."

The woman screamed and dodged, the man became anxious suddenly, drew out the waist knife with a swipe, and threatened: "What are you screaming? If you call me again, I will kill you. Anyway, you are the family of bandits, and your death will be in vain. "

Under the threat of death, the woman was so frightened that she only dared to cry in a low voice, shrinking her body and dodging backwards.The officer laughed loudly, raised her face to look at her, and said with a smile: "It looks pretty good, but it's a little dark."

Since someone took the lead, the officers all entered the crowd to pick out beautiful women, for fear that they would be picked out if they were one step behind.Chen Nian saw that these people were just low-level military officers, and if he just took one of them, it might not be enough to threaten these officers and soldiers.But if you don't take action, the girls will be in danger now.

Sweat was dripping from her forehead, and she was in a dilemma when an officer came closer and pinched her chin to force her to raise her face, while wiping the dirt on her face with the other hand, and focused her eyes I couldn't help being startled when I saw it, and said in surprise: "Hey! This one looks really good-looking!"

With a loud voice, he immediately focused everyone's attention on Chen Nian, and saw that although her hair was disheveled and she looked embarrassed, her face was as white as fine porcelain, her lacquered eyebrows were bright and deep, and she was a very beautiful girl , but it's not perfect.There was the one who was not convinced, picked up the handsome woman he had picked, and said provocatively: "How can your appearance compare to my exquisiteness!"

The stout man who was pulling Chen Nian gave a "bah" when he heard this, and scolded with a smile: "You haven't grown all your hair yet, you know how to pick a fart woman! When I hugged the woman to sleep, you were still in your mother's arms Breastfeeding!"

Everyone laughed in unison, the young officer blushed and was about to refute, but the thick man turned Chen Nian's face to the light for everyone to see, and continued: "Don't look at this girl who is not refined enough, She hasn't grown up yet! Take a closer look at the shape of this girl's face, eyebrows, and eyes, and then look at her flesh, I can assure you, Lao Fang, that within three years, this girl will be the most beautiful girl in the world!"

Everyone was dubious, and most of them felt that this man was exaggerating, but this man sighed again: "This kind of beauty, Lao Fang, will lose his life if he enjoys it, what a pity!"

As he said that, he let go of Chen Nian and continued to pick down.Everyone laughed, and continued to pick out the girl they liked, and the more daring ones even started to play tricks on the girl next to them.

Chen Nian was so lucky that he grabbed the trouser leg of the man just now, and begged with tears in his eyes: "Since this military master has such eyesight, why didn't he pick out the slave and give it to the commander? The king deserves the love of offering beauty, and the slave You also have to rely on those you rely on to avoid being trampled by others. If slaves are rich and honored in the future, they will never forget the kindness of Bole today."

The man was stunned for a moment, couldn't help laughing, and said, "You little girl is quite courageous, which is interesting."

Chen Nian looked fearfully at the girls of Qingfeng Village who were screaming not far away, and hugged the man's legs tightly, raised his head and begged tremblingly: "I beg you to save this slave, take this slave to see the magistrate."

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, the officer in charge of guarding over there hurriedly stepped forward to stop it and said, "Brothers, it's fine to take advantage of it, and wait patiently."

But those people have long been lustful wolves, they all think that the law does not blame the public, and it is not easy for the adults to punish these subordinates who went through life and death for him for a woman, so they pretended not to hear what the officer said, and only talked about it. The woman left.Seeing that Chen Nian couldn't wait any longer, he was about to secretly kidnap the thick man beside him, but unexpectedly, a short officer rushed over from a distance, and shouted angrily: "Are you going to turn the world upside down? Do you dare to disobey the orders of your lord? "

This officer is obviously the confidant of the leader of the army, everyone is afraid, regardless of whether they are willing or not, they also let go of the woman.Chen Nian still hugged the thick man's leg, and begged in a low voice: "I beg you to dedicate the servant's house to your lord."

The man really moved, hesitated for a moment, then dragged Chen Nian and walked out.The primary school guard was afraid of being punished for his negligence, so he hurriedly shouted, "Old Fang! What are you doing?"

Everyone looked at Lao Fang in unison, and the short officer who came to scold everyone just now turned dark and looked at him coldly.Lao Fang laughed twice, and explained to everyone: "Everyone has wronged me this time, Lao Fang. I think this girl will be a beauty in the future. I want to be a Bole once, and let us adults choose her first." Come out and send it over." He then said to the short officer with a contorted smile, "Brother Xiang, let's go, Lao Fang will go with you to see the adults."

The short officer looked at Lao Fang suspiciously, and asked, "Are you going to send him there now?"

Lao Fang was not afraid of other people's jokes, so he hurriedly replied: "Now, right now, I finally have a chance to honor my lord, so I should do it as early as possible."

Chen Nian was secretly delighted when he heard this, and said in his heart: I will definitely honor your lord for you.She lowered her head slightly and secretly searched for Lu Xiao who was hiding somewhere, but when she saw him, he was standing by the bonfire not far away with a knife in his arms. It's hard work.

Chen Nian was so angry that he almost spat out a mouthful of blood, and he was afraid that others would see his flaws, so he quickly lowered his head and pretended to be timid and weak.

Hearing what Lao Fang said, the short officer hesitated for a while whether to let him send the woman into the lord's account.If this matter is done well, it is naturally due to his understanding of what he wants, but if it makes the adults displeased, it will be flattering on the horse's legs, and he will suffer accordingly.

He was hesitating, but there were a few horses galloping out of the night at the intersection in the distance.Attracted by the sound of the horse's hooves, everyone looked over curiously, and saw that the group of three or four riders had passed several checkpoints smoothly, and was heading towards the place where the lord was.After a while, more than a dozen people came here, surrounded by a strong man with beards and a man in black.

coming!Chen Nian's mind suddenly lifted.Seeing that the officer came suddenly, the old Fang who was holding her let go of her hand and walked out in fright.Chen Nian followed him and staggered a few steps forward, and he didn't stabilize his figure until he was in a relatively forward position.She subconsciously glanced at Lu Xiao who was not far away, and saw that he also lowered his head slightly, and walked a few steps forward without showing any trace.

The person who came first was a man wearing a black brocade robe and a black scarf. He was of medium height and a little fat.The bearded general beside him was very respectful, and said as he walked, "According to your order, all the young women are here, and no one has moved."

The man in black didn't speak, just nodded slightly, and then stood in front of the crowd and silently looked at the girls in Qingfeng Village.

Chen Nian made a frightened look, hiding his head and face behind his companion and secretly observing the man in black.I saw that although he only showed a pair of eyes, he was obviously not young, he should have passed middle age.Chen Nian suddenly felt that these eyes looked familiar, as if he had seen them somewhere.

The man in black looked at the girls, turned his head and whispered to the people beside him: "Ask them to report their names and ages."

Chen Nian's hearing was extraordinary, although his voice was low, she could hear him clearly, her heart lit up, and she immediately remembered where she had heard this slightly gloomy voice.

A guard-like man next to the man in black stepped forward and asked the girls in Qingfeng Village, "Report your name and age one by one."

Chen Nian secretly gave Lu Xiao a secret signal, and it wasn't until the guard asked him twice that he stood out from the crowd with his head lowered, took two steps forward to get closer to the man in black, and said timidly : "My name is Wen Ruoliu, I am 15 years old this year."

Everyone looked at her, and the man in black took two steps forward and said with a gloomy expression, "You raise your head!"

Before the words were finished, Chen Nian suddenly raised his voice, slamming into the man's arms at a rapid speed, and shouted violently at the same time: "Lu Xiao, do it!"

Before the voice fell, everyone felt gray shadows flickering in front of their eyes, and the sword in their hands hadn't been unsheathed yet, and there was already a steel knife in front of their lord's neck.Chen Nian had also pressed a dagger against the black-clothed man's chest at this moment, and then shortened his stature, and nimbly walked around from the man's armpit to behind him. the throat of a person.

The incident happened suddenly, and Chen Nian and Lu Xiao moved extremely fast. After everyone reacted, the man in black and the leading general had already fallen into their hands.The situation suddenly reversed, and those officers and soldiers hurriedly drew their swords and surrounded them, shouting anxiously, "My lord!"

"Don't move anyone! If you move, I'll cut his throat!" Chen Nian yelled and frightened everyone, she freed her hand to quickly seal the acupuncture points of the man in black, and tore off the black scarf covering his face , sneered, and said, "Sure enough, it's you, Mr. Yang, don't come here!"

This black-clothed man is none other than Yang Gui, the Chief Chief of the City Guard's Mansion whom she had met once in Qingzhou!Feng Junyang's guess was right, these "Jizhou soldiers" who came to rob Qingfengzhai's family were actually from Qingzhou, and it was really Yang Cheng who stabbed Zhang Kuisu in the back.

In order to have an affair with Yang Cheng, Zhang Kuisu was cruel to Qingfengzhai.But in order to blame Jizhou, Yang Cheng was unjust to Zhang Kui!Such two unrighteous people, one is the master of Qingfengzhai, and the other is the master of Qingzhou!Chen Nian felt a coldness in his heart, and he couldn't tell whether it was resentment or disappointment.

Yang Gui had also recognized Chen Nian, his complexion changed drastically, he forced himself to calm down and said: "This heroine, please speak carefully if you have something to say, don't accidentally hurt anyone."

Chen Nian sneered and said, "Whether you will be accidentally injured depends on whether the chief executive listens or not."

Yang Gui was very knowledgeable about current affairs, so he immediately asked: "If you have any requests, you can just mention them, but you want to let these people go? Just ask them to let you go."

"Tell them to prepare the horses and chariots!" Chen Nian said, "Don't tamper with the horses and chariots!"

The bearded general who was restrained by Lu Xiao over there heard this, and hurriedly ordered his subordinates: "Ask someone to prepare the chariots and horses, and send the heroine and these girls away!"

Since the officer's life was in his hands, and such an order was given, the officers did not dare to procrastinate, and within a short while the carriage was ready and the road to go out was opened.Chen Nian gave Lu Xiao a wink, indicating that he would take the military officer with him to get on the horse first, but Lu Xiao came over with the person in his arms and asked her, "Which of these two do you want to keep?"

Chen Nian was taken aback, but didn't understand what he meant.

Lu Xiao explained again: "You can't control the two of them by yourself, why not keep one and kill the other first."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was dumbfounded.Chen Nian looked at his face carefully and saw that he didn't seem to be joking at all, so he only held back his hatred and said: "Don't be joking, hurry up and get everyone in the car, you lead the way, and I will finish the rear."

But Lu Xiao shook his head, and said solemnly: "No, I only promised to help you catch this officer, but I didn't say that I would help you save him. We agreed in advance that I will only save Xie Chennian."

Chen Nian almost lost his breath and fell on his back. One of his hands was unsteady, and another cut was cut on Yang Gui's neck immediately.Yang Gui was afraid that she was really going to kill him, so his face turned pale for a while, and he threatened: "Woman Xia, if you kill me, you will definitely not be able to leave!"

However, Chen Nian ignored him, and only stared at Lu Xiao fiercely, gritted his molars and said word by word: "Girl, I am Xie Chennian, and the one who ran away just now is Wen Ruoliu, you don't need to save her." , I ran far away now!"

Lu Xiao was stunned for a moment, looked carefully at Chennian, and secretly compared her with the delicate and weak girl just now, and it turned out that she was more like the Xie Chennian that Mu Zhanyue described.He believed it [-]% in his heart, and couldn't help saying angrily: "You Han people are cunning! You can't believe what you say!"

"Thank you for the compliment!" Chen Nian cheekily took all of Lu Xiao's words as compliments, raised his chin to signal him to carry the general on his horse, and said, "If you want to save me, listen to me, or I will die I won’t go here without you!”

Although Lu Xiao was annoyed, he couldn't help it.He was not a witty person in the first place, and now he was unable to get off a tiger, so he had no choice but to jump onto the horse with the general in his arms.All the girls from Qingfengzhai also boarded their horses one after another, luckily they all came from bandit camps, even without martial arts, they are much stronger and more aggressive than ordinary girls.Many of them knew how to ride horses, and the remaining [-] or so people sat in four carts, and those bold ones used knives to urge the drivers to leave quickly.

Chen Nian held Yang Gui with a dagger and got into the last carriage. He sat face-to-back at the rear of the carriage, and said coldly to the officers and soldiers who were chasing after him, "Stay back! Don't force me to hurt anyone!"

Just like that, Lu Xiao rode in front and used the general to open the way, followed by the girls of Qingfengzhai, and Chen Nian led Yang Gui in the back to hold the line. .

As soon as he got out of the camp, Chen Nian asked the long-faced girl named Ling Que to ride a horse and lead the crowd to "a line of sky".Seeing someone leading the way, Lu Xiao slowed down and stayed by Chen Nian's car.The general in his hand shouted loudly: "This hero, since you have already come out, let me go. I, Jude Yuan, swear that I will never chase you!"

This time before Chen Nian could reply, Lu Xiao replied angrily: "I don't believe what you Han people say anymore!" After speaking, he knocked Jude Yuan unconscious with his palm knife.Many officers and soldiers chasing behind saw that their lord had passed out and didn't know whether he was alive or dead. They were all panicked for a while, and the team immediately pressed forward again, shouting anxiously: "My lord!"

Chen Nian hurriedly shouted loudly: "You adults are not dead, back off!"

Although all the officers and soldiers were resentful, they did not dare to press too hard, and they only stuck around a few tens of feet behind.

After Chen Nian entered Feilongxing Avenue, he did not return west, but continued to walk east.Although it was nearly midnight at this moment, the bright moon was in the sky, and the moonlight illuminated the road very clearly. Chen Nian and others walked eastward along Feilongxing for about twenty miles, then abandoned the road and turned into a valley on the south side.After walking for a while, the mountain road gradually narrowed, and soon it was impossible to pass a carriage.All the girls in the carriage got down one after another, and Chen Nian ordered someone to knock the coachmen unconscious, set the carriage on fire and blocked the road, and then quickly retreated with everyone to the "One Line of Sky" behind.

"One Line of Sky" is worthy of the name. The mountains facing each other on both sides of the valley meet here, leaving only a thin cliff gap in the middle, and the narrowest point can only allow two people to pass side by side.But as long as the "line of sky" is passed, the road will suddenly become clear again, and the valley will continue to extend southward, and merge into countless mountains and ravines in Taihang.

Chen Nian knew very well that if she was elsewhere, she and the girls would never be able to get rid of the thousands of officers and soldiers chasing after them.Only in this "one-line sky" that no one can open, and use this natural pass as a barrier, can they support the reinforcements from Qingfengzhai to arrive.Not to mention that there is still Lu Xiao who is stunned but has strong martial arts. As long as she calculates properly, she may be able to help these companions escape without reinforcements.

Before entering the narrow "one line of sky", the moonlight was blocked by the mountain peaks, and the light suddenly dimmed. Fortunately, with the torch lighting, I could barely see the road under my feet.Chen Nian left Lu Xiao to guard the two hostages at the entrance, while he walked into the "One Line of Sky" and asked the sparrow to lead everyone to flee south through "One Line of Sky", and whispered: "Xiao Liu has already arrived ahead of time." We went back to the stockade to ask for help, but we were already far away, we couldn’t just point to the rescuers in the stockade, we had to try our best to save ourselves. When we went south out of this valley, no matter how dark it was, everyone had to put out the torches and touch the The path goes to Crouching Tiger Mountain!"

All the girls narrowly escaped death, at the moment they were both surprised and happy, and their hearts were agitated. Seeing that Chen Nian wanted to stay here to stop their pursuers, some courageous girls shouted loudly: "Chen Nian, I won't go, I will Here with you!"

As soon as these words came out, many people responded immediately. They were all women who grew up in the cottage, deeply influenced by their father and brother, and there was a trace of blood hidden in their bones.This kind of personality is not easy to see on weekdays, but today has undergone great changes, and at this moment, with the encouragement of words and deeds in front of Chen Nian, this kind of blood is suddenly aroused.All of a sudden, the heroism of the women soared, even the most timid woman stopped crying, gritted her teeth and waited to obey Chen Nian's arrangement.

Before Chen Nian saved people, he didn't expect to get anything in return, but at this moment, he still felt warm in his heart when he heard such words, and even the previous coldness was dispelled a lot.She suddenly felt a sense of pride in her chest, couldn't help laughing, and said loudly: "Sisters, I thank Chen Nian for saying something like this from everyone today, even if I die, I won't regret it! But today, none of us need to die, you don't need to, I don't need it either! You go first, I have my own way to get out!"

Everyone wanted to say more, but Chen Nian said seriously: "Stop talking nonsense, go quickly! The sooner you are safe, the sooner I can get away!"

Among these girls, Ling Que is the most forthright and forthright person. Hearing this, she was the first to say "Take care" to Chen Nian, then turned around and ran south with a torch in her hand. Seeing this, everyone chased after her. After a while , Silence was restored in the "One Line of Sky".

Only then did Chen Nian turn around and return to Lu Xiao's side, only to see Yang Gui and the general named Ju Deyuan lying on the ground without any movement. The stunned Lu Xiao really killed him again.

Lu Xiao said from the side: "Not dead, but knocked out."

Chen Nian couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief: "You're going to scare me to death, kill these two now, and everyone won't be able to escape!"

Lu Xiao raised his eyes to look at her and asked, "You stayed here by yourself, how did you escape in the end?"

Chen Nian grinned happily at him when he heard the words, and replied, "Isn't there still you? Didn't you come here to save me?"

Lu Xiao choked, and the slight change in his heart caused by her brave rescue of his companions immediately dissipated completely, and he snorted angrily and ignored her.

At this time, Chen Nian had the time to look at his face. Seeing that he had deep eyes, high nose and deep outline, he indeed had a face of a foreigner, so he couldn't help asking him: "Where are you from? How did you know him?" My adoptive father?"

However, Lu Xiao was still resentful of her deceit before, and refused to answer her. He just held his strange knife in his arms, leaned against the stone wall with a cold face and closed his eyes to rest.Seeing this, Chen Nian didn't want to make fun of himself, so he didn't ask him any more, and turned to look at the fire dragon approaching on the mountain road to the north.

Those officers and soldiers were already chasing closely. Although there were burning carts blocking the way, after a short delay, they would soon be beyond the "line of sky".Chen Nian asked Lu Xiao to pull Ju Deyuan to his side, and he also picked up Yang Gui to block him, and sternly stopped the officers and soldiers who were approaching: "Stop! Otherwise, I will kill these two people!"

Because they were worried about their own adults, all the officers and soldiers did not dare to go forward, but they surrounded the cracks in the cliff tightly.The short officer surnamed Xiang stood at the front of the crowd and said angrily: "We have released your men as agreed, let your lord go quickly, if you dare to hurt a single hair of your lord, I will definitely make you look good!"

Yang Guixian in Chen Nian's hand woke up slowly, looked at the situation, and said: "Girl, all of you have already left. You two are strong in martial arts, we can't keep you, why don't you keep your word and let me go?"

But Chen Nian shook his head and smiled: "No, it's not possible yet, Chief Manager, just wait patiently, you also know that those are just weak women, you have to wait for them to go further and get safe."

The entrance to the "One Line of Sky" was very narrow, Chen Nian and Lu Xiao held the hostages and huddled inside, the officers and soldiers outside couldn't shoot cold arrows from both sides, they couldn't help it at all, the scene became deadlocked for a moment.Chen Nian is not afraid of wasting time, he just wants to spend more time, so that Ling Que and other girls in Qingfeng Village can escape further.At that time, if she ran into the mountains with Lu Xiao again, these ordinary soldiers would definitely not be able to catch them.

Unexpectedly, just before dawn, things suddenly went wrong.

(End of this chapter)